malaise

Indonesian

[maˈlai̯sə]

noun
Definitions
  • (economics) depression, a period of major economic contraction.
  • (medicine) malaise, a feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish malaise derived from French malaise (ill ease).

Origin

French

malaise

Gloss

ill ease

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